Preparation time: 5 hrs
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 3

Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)

1. 1 cup raw rice (I use dosa rice)
2. 1 tbsp fenugreek seeds or menthe
3. 1/2 cup beaten rice or avalakki
4. 1/2 cup grated coconut
5. 1 cup or 1 medium sized cucumber
6. 1/2 cup powdered jaggery (adjust as per your taste)
7. Salt as per your taste
8. 4 tsp refined oil or ghee.

Instructions for making cucumber sweet dosa or southekayi sihi dose:

1. Take rice and fenugreek seeds in a container. Rinse and soak it for 4 - 5 hours.
2. Rinse and soak beaten rice for 15 minutes.
3. After soaking drain the water. And in a mixie jar take soaked rice, chopped cucumber, grated coconut and soaked beaten rice. I have taken only half part of all the ingredients. Grind it into a fine batter by adding required water.
4. Transfer it into a container.
5. Now in the next batch take remaining half part of all the ingredients. And grind it into a fine batter by adding required water.
6. Transfer the second batch of batter also into the same container and give a quick mix.
7. Add in powdered jaggery and mix it well again. The batter shall have thick dosa batter consistency. Close the lid and keep it for fermentation. Fermentation time might vary between 8 - 12 hours depending on the climate.
8. After fermentation add in required salt and mix it well again.
9. Now heat a cast iron pan (well seasoned) or non-stick pan. Keep the stove at medium flame. Pour a laddle full of batter and prepare dose by spreading the batter slightly.
10. Close the lid. After 5 seconds drizzle 1 or 2 tsp of oil or ghee. Reduce the flame and allow it to cook on low flame for few seconds. Take out the dosa and serve it with ghee and chutney.

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